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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1974?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1974, the Sun was in Cancer (11°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°48' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°50' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°10'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1974	Jul 23, 1974 into Leo
Moon	29°50'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 1, 1974	Jul 3, 1974 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°05'39" Cancer	Retrograde	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	8°53'11" Gemini	Direct	Jun 25, 1974	Jul 21, 1974 into Cancer
Mars	15°01'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1974	Jul 27, 1974 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°50'25" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	8°42'56" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	23°39'30" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°22'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°09'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°12'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 3, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 12:18 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on July 3, 1974?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. Mercury and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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